The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency plans to develop a fleet of robots that soldiers can deploy in urban combat settings as they move through houses and along streets.

The program, dubbed LANdroid, envisions miniature autonomous drones that can form a network capable of relaying radio traffic in a setting often considered challenging for communications equipment.

According to a notional image of a LANdroid included in a DARPA pamphlet, each robot will be about the size of a deck of cards, and must be rugged, lightweight and able to operate for seven to 14 days, the agency said.

Clever critters, aren’t they? The military and US government may think that the humans are in control of the robots, but we all know better, don’t we? I’ve seen the trailers for Transformers. I know how deceptive (AHA!!!! The decepticons are behind this) the size of the robot can be. Don’t be fooled, folks. Do. Not. Be. Fooled.